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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (20869)5/19/2008 9:25:30 AM
From: Grommit  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 25575
 
All I said was that I'd take his opinion over yours. Neither of you seem to have anything published concerning GW. But I am comfortable that at least he has read the material and made an informed decision. And he is a pretty smart guy.
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If a person cannot study the material himself, all he can do is decide which group of experts to trust. (see below)

And this is like the peak oil "debate". Simmons says that the peak oil risks are so great that prudence suggests that we error on the side of belief in peak oil. Same for global warming.

who to trust:

-- Hundreds Sign Climate Realist Declaration calling on world leaders to "reject the views expressed by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

ipcc.ch
reject this as junk science, they say:
ipcc.ch
nationalacademies.org

Or you can believe what you want to believe.